Neudesic Pulse Version 1.2 Adds Rich Social Capabilities to Microsoft SharePoint

IRVINE, Calif.,  Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Neudesic, the trusted technology partner in business innovation and a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, announces the release of Neudesic Pulse version 1.2. Neudesic Pulse is an enterprise social software product that connects people and business systems in real time for more effective, impactful workplace collaboration.  Version 1.2 includes features that create an immersive social experience within Microsoft SharePoint.  A full list of new features in this release plus a link to the product trial can be found at www.whatispulse.com.

Add a Social Layer to Microsoft SharePoint

Neudesic Pulse 1.2 goes beyond simple Microblogging to add rich social features to any SharePoint site, page or document. More importantly, Neudesic Pulse transforms SharePoint's My Site experience into a truly compelling, socially collaborative environment.

"What's exciting about this release is how it truly enhances SharePoint's existing social capabilities," said Neudesic's General Manager of Product Development, Jason Noble. "We really wanted our SharePoint customers to fall in love with their My Site experience by making it feel and act like the tools they already use at home."

Innovative New Features Focus on Knowledge, Community and Hosting Options

The innovative new features in Neudesic Pulse 1.2 include:

• Pulse IQ – Ask and answer questions and uncover company experts.
• Invitations – Extend your community through Windows Live ID login for users without an Active Directory login.
• Notifications – Always see the latest activity in Pulse with Notifications about replies, answers to your questions, updates to system feeds, or any other response tied to your activity in Pulse.
• On-premise and cloud hosting: Organizations now have a choice for how Pulse is hosted – the ease of hosting in the cloud, or on-site hosting if cloud security is a concern.

"Our association has more than 70,000 IT architecture professionals in its professional network, including more than 50 chapters in 30 countries," says Neudesic Pulse customer Paul T. Preiss, CEO of the International Association of Software Architects (IASA).  "Neudesic Pulse virtually erases the distance that separates our members and gives them a common interface from which they can find answers and collaborate on projects. After using Pulse, our members are more informed and connected."

For inquiries about Neudesic Pulse and the opportunity to become a Neudesic Pulse Partner, visit www.whatispulse.com or email [email protected].

About IASA

Established in 2002, IASA is an international non-profit business association dedicated to the advancement and sharing of issues related to software architecture in the enterprise, product, education and government sectors.  The association is committed to improving the quality of the IT architecture industry by developing and delivering standards, education programs and developing accreditation programs and services that optimize the development of architecture profession. Learn more at: http://www.iasaglobal.org.

About Neudesic

Neudesic is a Microsoft National Systems Integrator and Gold Certified Partner with a proven track record of providing reliable, effective solutions based on Microsoft's technology platform.  Neudesic's technical and industry expertise empowers enterprises to enhance their technological capacity and respond to business opportunities with a greater level of efficiency.  Neudesic was established in 2001 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.  Neudesic offers its products and services nationwide with offices located throughout the United States, and a global presence based out of Hyderabad, India.  For more information about Neudesic's products and services, call (800) 805-1805 or visit our website at www.neudesic.com.

SOURCE Neudesic